ASTANA. July 20. KAZINFORM The Football Federation of Kazakhstan (FFK) and the German Football Association (Deutscher Fußball-Bund, DFB) signed a new Memorandum of Cooperation in Frankfurt am Main, Kazinform refers to FFK's press service.

Both sides were satisfied with results of interaction within the previous agreement on cooperation. The new memorandum calls for cooperation in the sphere of development of children and juvenile football, preparation of trainers, organizations of games and tournaments at all levels.

The memorandum was inked by DFB President Wolfgang Niersbach and DFB Secretary General Helmut Sandrock and FFK First Vice President Sayan Khamitzhanov.

"We've made a decision to prolong the treaty with the DFB since we are more than happy with our cooperation with German partners which has result in the launch of the program on development of children and juvenile football in Kazakhstan in 2012-2022. The program is based on the best German theoretical and practical developments. In line with the memorandum, leading German experts in the field of children and juvenile football are to come to Kazakhstan next week to deliver seminars," S. Khamitzhanov said.